Prince Edward Island - Chronic school absences are on the decline in P.E.I., says province

The Department of Education says student absences have been decreasing in Prince Edward Island\'s schools. The province classifies a student as chronically or severely absent when they've missed 20 or more days — and that a spike in those cases happened when classes resumed during the COVID-19 pandemic.

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